Walks in monmouthshire
Tintern Abbey walk, Monmouthshire/Gloucestershire
After exploring Tintern Abbey, set out on an 8.9-mile circular walk through pretty woodland and along the River Wye to Bigsweir Bridge, returning on Offa's Dyke Path
Sugar Loaf walk, Monmouthshire
In its relatively modest 596m, the summit of Sugar Loaf in the Brecon Beacons National Park encompasses much that is magical about mountains, hills and woodland. Here, we reveal two excellent five-mile circular walks to the summit of this Welsh peak.
Walk: Llanellen to Govilon, Monmouthshire
Follow a leafy towpath alongside the beautiful Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal beneath the summit of Blorenge in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Podcast: Getting lost among hillforts and ravens in the lowlands of Monmouthshire
A winter's walk between hillforts becomes a battle with blocked or vanished footpaths in the farmland of Monmouthshire. In episode 4, season 11 of the Countryfile Plodcast, we explore problems with accessing the countryside
Day out: Pentwyn Farm, Penallt, Monmouthshire
Visit a Welsh meadow, where wild orchids and golden buttercups grow amid graceful quaking grass on centuries-old farmland, high above the River Wye
Walk: The Skirrid, Monmouthshire
Sitting on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park just north of Abergavenny, this small yet distinctive mountain and its namesake pub are steeped in dark and mysterious tales